Various Journals: ACE, ARBs and Asprin | Journal Club

Feb 28, 2019

Interesting thoughts on the use of ACE inhibitors and ARBs, alongside considerations regarding asprin.

 

We look at the following papers:

 

Anesthesia and Analgesia: A Systematic Review of Outcomes Associated With Withholding or Continuing Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Before Noncardiac Surgery.

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29381513

 

Anesthesia and Analgesia: A Prospective International Multicentre Cohort Study of Intraoperative Heart Rate and Systolic Blood Pressure and Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: Results of the VISION Study

https://journals.lww.com/anesthesia-analgesia/FullText/2018/06000/A_Prospective_International_Multicentre_Cohort.25.aspx

Gynecologic Oncology: Use of paracetamol, low-dose aspirin, or non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of ovarian borderline tumors in Denmark.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30249529

JAMA Surgery: Association of Aspirin With Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty Compared With Other Anticoagulants: A Noninferiority Analysis.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30347089

Presented by Desiree Chappell with Monty Mythen and their guests Barbara Slawski, Professor of Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief, Section of Perioperative and Consultative Medicine; Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin and Steven L. Cohn, Professor Emeritus, Director – Medical Consultation Service, Jackson Memorial Hospital University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

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